Washington State Democrats want to open a path to link the state’s carbon market to those of California and Quebec, in an attempt to stabilize credit prices.
The House Environment and Energy Committee advanced a bill Tuesday on a 9-6 party-line vote that would authorize the Washington Department of Ecology to begin talks and to make technical adjustments to the state’s cap-and-invest program, which is aimed at lowering greenhouse gas emissions and combating climate change.
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